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Re: Rule of thumb for doc time based on development time?
Subject:Re: Rule of thumb for doc time based on development time? From:John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:Tom Murrell <trmurrell -at- yahoo -dot- com>, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Fri, 9 Dec 2005 10:42:18 -0800 (PST)
> Next, multiply by 2. (4 days)
> Finally, convert the units to the next highest measure (4 weeks)
I'd hate to see your final estimate if your calculated period was 7
weeks (instead of 4 days) before your final conversion.
John Posada
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